Lulu
Elaria stepped closer, ignoring the fire threatening to burn her from my hand. Her eyes shone with a sickening look of worship. I could still feel the leftover heat from my fire energy burning beneath my skin.
QCaspian stood beside me, his trembling hand still gripping mine, giving me strength when he barely had any left himself.
“You want to know what Ignith really is?” Elaria gave a small laugh, cold and sharp.
I tightened my grip on her cloak. “Tell me the truth. What did my mum do to me?”
Elaria stopped right in front of my face. Her breath smelled of chemical potions and old dust.
“Mary Ann saw me fail over and over again at Lorkgard Tower. Seventeen times we tried to fuse your blood with Cythium extract, and seventeen times the result was nothing but cold black ash. Your h
